Field-to-Fork
"Field-to-fork" is a popular food industry expression, referring to the entire process from when food is made ("field") to when food is consumed ("fork"). The term…
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Fiesta City or Fiesta Capital (San Antonio nickname)
San Antonio has held an annual Fiesta since the 1890s. One of the many nicknames of the city of San Antonio is "Fiesta City" (or, less frequently, "Fiesta Capital"). The…
Fifth Avenue Mile
The Fifth Avenue Mile is sponsored by New York Road Runners. Since 1981, it's been run for one mile down Fifth Avenue in Manhattan. The popular race has had various sponsorships, including…
Fifth Taste or Fifth Flavor (umami)
Entry in progress -- B.P. Wikipedia: TasteTaste (or, more formally, gustation) is a form of direct chemoreception and is one of the traditional five senses. It refers to the ability to detect the…
Fifty-First State
Many people have suggested that New York City become the Fifty-First State. 21 March 1959, New York Times, "Can City Secede? Well - Yes and No," pg. 12:Can this city of 8,000,000, beset…
Fight of the Century (boxing billing)
Many boxing matches have been hyped as the "fight of the century." John L. Sullivan against Jake Kilrain in 1889 was called "the biggest fight of the century" and "the…
FIGMO (Forget It, Got My Orders)
"FIGMO" is an acronym that stands for "Fuck, I Got My Orders" or "Forget/Fuck It, Got My Orders." The expression was most popular in the 1950s and 1960s, although it…
Filet Minion (filet mignon + minion)
"Filet mignon" should not be confused with "filet minion" (Minions are fictional characters that appear in the Despicable Me franchise), but there are jokes. "Filet…
Filet Minyan (filet mignon + minyan)
Filet mignon (a cut of steak) has nothing to do with a minyan (a quorum of ten Jewish adults required for certain religious obligations), but there are jokes. "FILET MINYAN WITH MUSHROOM…
Filibluster (filibuster + bluster)
"Filibluster" (filibuster + bluster) is a term that describes a filibuster speech as mostly bluster. "Filibluster" has been cited in print since at least March 1941. The term…
Filibuster
Entry in progress -- B.P. Wikipedia: FilibusterA filibuster (also known as talking out a bill) is a type of parliamentary procedure. Specifically, it is a form of obstruction in a legislature or…
FIMBY (Fuck, It’s in My Back Yard)
Comedy Central's The Daily Show did a segment by correspondent Jordan Klepper on May 7, 2014, about West Virginia's lack of clean, drinkable water. Klepper said that the issue was one of…
Final Four (four remaining tournament players or teams)
The "Final Four" are the four teams or contestants in a tournament; there are semi-final games and then the final game. The NCAA has trademarked "Final Four" for its college…
Financial District
The Financial District is the southern tip of Manhattan, especially the area around Wall Street and the New York Stock Exchange. The term "financial district" appears in 1891, but the…
Financial Hydrogen Bombs (derivatives)
Derivatives (such as forwards, futures, options, and swaps) can be risky financial investments. Felix Rohatyn -- the investment banker who had helped New York City to restructure its debt in the…
Financial Weapons of Mass Destruction (derivatives)
Derivatives (such as forwards, futures, options, and swaps) can be risky financial investments. Warren Buffett, C.E.O. of Berkshire Hathway, wrote in its 2002 annual report (published in March…
Finest, Bravest, Strongest, Boldest, Best, Proudest (New York City superlatives)
The departments of New York City have several famous superlative nicknames: FINEST—Police Department (NYPD)BRAVEST—Fire Department (FDNY)STRONGEST—Sanitation Department…
Finger Building
The "Finger Building" is the large condo building at North 7th Street in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Why "Finger Building"? Because the building looks like a finger? Because the…
Finger Food
"Finger food" (or "finger foods") are foods that are eaten with fingers rather than with a fork or a spoon. The "finger" foods usually contain meat and/or vegetables;…
Finger Steak
"Finger steaks" are a popular Idaho dish. The finger steaks are similar to chicken fingers, and are strips of steak that are battered and deep fried. Finger steaks were invented at the…